Dog-walking thief caught on camera stealing tree from town home

Burglars usually target homes for jewelry, electronic equipment and cash – but not the thief who hit a town home this weekend in Midtown, Houston KPRC-TV reported:

A man creeping around town homes on Rosedale in Midtown, was not searching for fine jewelry or electronics. Instead a resident said the thief stole seven-foot cedar topiary trees from his porch and it was all caught on camera.

Bob Cavnar said he woke up Sunday morning to find the trees missing from his and his neighbor’s front porch. “It really is frustrating,” said Cavnar. “You know we spend a lot of time and a lot of expense to make this area nice.”

Cavnar said he ran inside to check surveillance footage from his security system, to see what kind of person would commit such a crime.

The suspect pretended to walk his dog while casing several homes on the block, according to the TV station.